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First record of plastic debris in the stomach of Mediterranean lanternfishes
University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE)2016
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María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
Cristina Pedà,
Cristina Pedà,
Pietro Battaglia,
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Cristina Pedà,
Cristina Pedà,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
Franco Andaloro,
Pietro Battaglia,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Franco Andaloro,
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Pietro Battaglia,
Pietro Battaglia,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Pietro Battaglia,
Franco Andaloro,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Pietro Battaglia,
Pietro Battaglia,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Franco Andaloro,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Franco Andaloro,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Pietro Battaglia,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Summary
For the first time, scientists found plastic debris in the stomachs of Mediterranean lanternfishes, small deep-sea fish that migrate vertically between depths every day. About 2.7-5.8% of individual fish had ingested plastic, raising concerns that these migratory species could transfer plastic pollutants from surface waters to deeper ecosystems and up the food chain to larger predators.
This study highlights for the first time the presence of plastic debris in the stomachs of Mediterranean lanternfishes (Myctophidae): Electrona risso, Diaphus metopoclampus, Hygophum benoiti and Myctophum punctatum. Samples were collected in the central Mediterranean Sea between 2010 and 2014. Plastics ingested belonged to small microplastics (0.2 - 2 mm), large microplastics (2 - 5 mm) and mesoplastics (5 - 25 mm), having mainly clear colors. Their frequency of occurrence in stomachs was equal to 2.7%, but it increases to 5.8% if only migratory species are considered. The higher number of plastics was found in E. risso and H. benoiti (5 in both species). The plastic ingestion may represent a risk for vertical migrant lanternfishes due to the increase in buoyancy. Ecotoxicological aspects linked to the potential effects of contaminants on lanternfish biology and to the transfer of pollutants throughout the marine trophic web up to top predators should be deepened.